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Book SynopsisThis collaboration between scholars, legal practitioners, and technology experts analyzes the ongoing evolution of smart contracts, based upon blockchain technology, from the perspective of existing legal frameworks. It will interest anyone interested in the disruptive effect of new technologies on the law generally, and contract law in particular.
Trade Review'This is a fascinating book with surprises for the reader in each chapter.' J. Brzezinski, Choice
Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. General Framework: Legal and Technical: 1. Smart contracts and contract law Larry A. DiMatteo, Michel Cannarsa and Cristina Poncibò; 2. Legal meaning of smart contracts Riccardo De Caria; 3. Technology of smart contracts Valentina Gatteschi, Fabrizio Lamberti and Claudio Demartini; Part II. Contract Law and Smart Contracts: 4. Contract formation Mateja Durovic and André Janssen; 5. Challenges of smart contracts: implementing excuses Eric Tjong Tjin Tai; 6. Contract interpretation Michel Cannarsa; 7. Smart contracts and contractual remedies Larry A. DiMatteo and Cristina Poncibò; Part III. Electronic Platforms and Networks: 8. Digital platforms: regulation and liability in EU law Piotr Tereszkiewicz; 9. Blockchains: a technology for decentralized marketplaces Eliza Mik; 10. Regulating smart contracts and online platforms: a Chinese perspective Jia Wang and Lei Chen; Part IV. Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 11. Blockchain and data protection Lokke Moerel; 12. Data protection law in hybrid worlds Sjef van Erp; 13. Smart contracts: issues of property and security rights Louis-Daniel Muka Tshibende; 14. Algorithmic contracts and consumer privacy Lauren Henry Scholz; Part V. Smart Contracts: Courts and the Legal Profession: 15. Smart contracts and the courts Marc Clément; 16. Usefulness and dangers of smart contracts in consumer transactions Oscar Borgogno; Part VI. Future of Smart Contracts, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence: 17. Transactional technologies, legal disruption, and the case of network contracts Roger Brownsword; 18. Observations on the impact of technology on contract law Barbara Pasa and Larry A. DiMatteo; 19. Visions of smart contracts Diana Wallis.
